(◣﹏◢)╯HAGAKURE ‘Hidden among the leaves’ 2 “A Man’s Appearance . One should always be equipped with rouge and powder. Sometimes it may happen when waking up with a hangover that one’s color is bad. At such times, one should take out one’s rouge and apply it.” The original Hagakure the teachings of the samurai-turned-priest Jōchō Yamamoto…

╰(◣﹏◢)╯HAGAKURE ‘Hidden among the leaves’ 1 The original Hagakure the teachings of the samurai-turned-priest Jōchō Yamamoto (1659-1719), written down and edited by his student Tsuramoto Tashiro. It’s a guide, organized as a loose collection of thoughts, on how samurai should conduct themselves. This philosophy–bushido, or “the way of the samurai”–is, according to Tsunetomo, essentially a…

Kumite class at ki club.cool @xxxx[{::::::::::> Masahiko Tanaka: Poker Face: the eyes show your own feeling as well as observe your opponent’s. Senses: Through the senses of hearing, sight and touch, people receive information at different speeds. Eyes: Using your eyes deeply, as if they were at the back of your head. Heart: Fill the…

Kumite class 4 @xxxx[{::::::::::> Masahiko Tanaka: “In my case, I always try to catch my opponent’s eyes. There is a strong relationship of action and reaction between the eyes and the movements of the body. This is very useful when breaking your opponent’s rhythm. That does not mean looking in a shallow way. Instead it…

Kumite class 3 @xxxx[{::::::::::> Masahiko Tanaka: When you face an opponent in a fight, it is your sight that is responsible for giving you the basic information. That is why the eyes have an important role when engaging in tactics with a rival. . .It is an important fact that the eyes show your own…

Kumite class 2 @xxxx[{::::::::::> Masahiko Tanaka: Through the senses of hearing, sight and touch, people receive information at different speeds. We react to our sense of sight faster than to our sense of touch, and to our sense of hearing faster than to our sense of sight. These principles are very valuable and useful in…

Kumite class 1 @xxxx[{::::::::::> Masahiko Tanaka: During a fight, you should mentally create your own world behind your eyes. In this way you can seize the initiative and connect the elements that influence your goal in a positive way. But what does “your own world” mean?. . . For example, you fill the whole area…

Mascottes van de Martialarts: The Four Guardians ???? of the Tōdai Temple, Nara, Japan. Statue in dry clay. ‘Dit is Komoku-ten, the guardian of the west, symbolizes the un of A-un. His expression is that of the spirit of power in reverse.’ (Karate-Do Kyohan, Gichin Funakoshi, blz 246) A & UN: Komoku-ten ? met zijn…

Ma-ai (間合い) en/of Ma (間). DEEL 1: Ma-ai (間合い), translating simply “interval”, is a Japanese martial arts term referring to the space between two opponents in combat; formally, the “engagement distance”. It is a complex concept, incorporating not just the distance between opponents, but also the time it will take to cross the distance, angle…